Did you see that we had a direct hit on our fence less than 24 hours after our party? LOL it scared the poo outta me. Our "shack" has three sides and this was directly behind me. I saw all the trees get Real Bright and then POW!!!

I hobbled out as quick as I could and there was Steam coming from the midst of the foliage.

Tina a.k.a.SusanSto.Helit wrote:Did you see that we had a direct hit on our fence less than 24 hours after our party? LOL it scared the poo outta me. Our "shack" has three sides and this was directly behind me. I saw all the trees get Real Bright and then POW!!!

I hobbled out as quick as I could and there was Steam coming from the midst of the foliage.

Was someone boiling a kettle.

He willnae tak' a drink! I think he's deid! , on the other hand though A Midgie in yir hand is worth twa up yir kilt.

It hasn't actually rained at my house yet, butTHE MONSOONS ARE HERE! The weather site I look at has thunderstorms showing for today and the next four days.

TodayPartly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 102 to 107. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

TonightMostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 75 to 81. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent

Am waiting breathlessly for our first real thunderstorm/gullywasher here at the complex. Heard thunder yesterday, but only rained in the mountains. Since we get half our yearly rainfall from now until into September, I will put up with my aching knee and keep praying for Rain!.

Night before last we had a major monsoon storm (the first major one this year and one of the worst since 1983). I rather enjoyed it because, unlike some, it only had moderate thunder & lightening--but it rained heavily from about 8 in the evening through midnight (when I went to bed) or possibly later.

But all the rivers, washes & streams were running. And since the city fathers have chosen not to have storm drains, but to let rain water run off down the streets, I was most relieved to have the storm hit at night instead of during the (more typical) evening rush hour. Still, must hope for more of the same because we've been in a drought for about 10 years.